I have just finished with the SaintsRow 2 Screenshot gallery and will be fixing up the broken links on the right over the next few days - the screenshot gallery now contains 35 SaintsRow 2 related screenshots

Link: SR2 Screen Gallery

It seems the official SaintsRow 2 website has had a relaunch ready for the release of SaintsRow 2! the forums have also been reskinned, be sure to check it out

I have just upload 2 kewl SaintsRow2 wallpapers taken from the official site, you can download them here

Link: Official SR2 Site

Gamespot have posted up a SaintsRow 2 Co-op article that is well worth a read, it also looks like the box art has been confirmed, the article also contained 5 screenshots which have been uploaded in our screen gallery here

Links: Gamespot Article | The Box Art | SR2 ScreenGallery

A feature that we are naming ‘SaintsRow Tube‘ is now available, its basically a static page that imports SaintsRow related YouTube videos, straight too its page - am also working on fixing the links on the right so as current they are unavailable

Link: SaintsRow Tube

Finally some decent Saints Row 2 news to report on, 13 new screenshots have been uploaded in our gallery (here)  I have to say its bloody looking good! stay tuned for more updates soon! the official website has also been updated with these screens

Link: SR2 Screenshot Gallery

GameSpot in their  latest Start/Select Trailer it contains a SR2 Interview

Developer Volition believes Saints Row 2 will more than hold its own in the battle of the gangster sandbox games when it goes head to head with GTA 4 this year.

Speaking at the unveiling of the game in London, Volition’s Greg Donovan, producer on Saints Row 2, added that he didn’t believe Rockstar was “holding something back” with regards to cooperative play in GTA 4, a game mode he expects to be a “huge distinguishing factor” between the two titles.

He said: “The only thing I know about GTA is what I’ve read. From what I’ve read it seems like they’re going in a more realistic direction. For us it’s more about almost a hyper-realistic quality, over-the-top, all about these memorable moments, very compelling gameplay and frankly we wouldn’t be releasing this year if we didn’t think it would be competitive.”

He added: “I think co-op is a huge distinguishing factor. Unless they are really holding something, I don’t think they are. I think that’s a big step, a plus for us. We also remember that Saints Row 1 was the first one to do competitive multi play - we’re going to continue to blow that out as well.”

The first Saints Row enjoyed healthy sales and positive review scores when it was released on the Xbox 360 in September 2006, despite many claiming it simply copied Grand Theft Auto 3. It was, however, the only next-gen game similar to GTA 3 available at the time.

We expect Saints Row 2 to have a much tougher time this year since it’s going up against Rockstar’s guaranteed monster hit.

Donovan wouldn’t go into great detail about Saints Row 2’s online elements, aping Rockstar’s similarly secretive approach, but he did say that fans shouldn’t expect “your typical deathmatch!”.

He said: “We’re not releasing finite details on that (online multiplayer) yet, What we are saying is that Saints Row showed us where we needed to go and we’re going in that direction. Successful competitive multi play is taking elements of the single-player and applying them to the competitive multiplayer. For us that means elements like activities and missions, ambient systems, so that’s kind of the direction we’re going. It isn’t your typical deathmatch, put it that way!”

A load of new details have just dropped on Saint’s Row 2 over at Gameplayer. And the sequel’s updates all sound promising. First and foremost, the game will be adding a full-story co-op multiplayer experience ala Crackdown. (Do we need to mention yet again just how awesome this industry trend of co-op multiplayer is?) In addition, a boatload (literally) of new vehicles will be available, including planes, helicopters, jet-skis and speedboats (hence the pun). And yes, concerned citizens, these planes can crash into buildings. Building interiors will also be a new focus of the game, with over 130 throughout a city that’s now 45% larger than SR1.

New details have piled in on THQ sequel to Saints Row, which is heading to Xbox 360 and PS3 next year.

According to the latest mag previews, Saints Row 2 is set to feature a city 45 percent larger than the Xbox 360 original, with new vehicles including motorbikes, jet-skis and speedboats. So far, so GTA.

What’s new though is the introduction of aircraft such as planes and helicopters, which excitingly you can smash right through buildings. You can’t destroy buildings entirely, but smashing through windows should open up plenty of gameplay opportunities.Hostages can now be taken and used as human shields, weapons can be dual-wielded and you can rip things out of the environment and use them as melee weapons.

Character customisation has also been enhanced with the option to tweak your characters sex; male, female or whatever’s in-between. Transsexual gangsters are well on the agenda.

The most exciting feature of the sequel though, and probably the only real reason you should divert your excitement from GTA IV, is the promise of a full-on Crackdown-style co-op mode allowing you to play through the single-player campaign with a comrade.

Considering how brilliant Crackdown co-op was, this feature could be crucial. We’ll let you know how it turns out.

Link: Courtesy of CVG.

The Austrailian website; Gameplayer has posted an interested and new aritlce, stating that Saints Row 2, may be a GTAIV killer, I personally think not just due to the fan based of the GTA-Series, however its an interesting article and worth a read, dont forget post your thoughts & comments in our forums

Link: GamePlayer SA2 Article

I have just uploaded 7 New SaintsRow 2 Screenshots, click on the image above to go see them in all their glory, as you can see from the screenshot above, Bikes have now made a appereance in the SR2. As always stay tuned for all the latest developments & SaintsRow 2 News!